San Luis Obispo County reported 38 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the county’s total to 19,248 confirmed cases on Feb. 17.
Health officials say there are currently 23 people hospitalized. Another 790 are recovering at home and health officials say 18,196 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 17 of the 38 licensed ICU beds and staff are currently occupied. Seven of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
SLO County has had 210 deaths attributed to the virus.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,804
- San Luis Obispo – 3,612
- California Men’s Colony (inmates): 2,375
- Jam – 1,787
- Nipomo – 1,447
- Rierol Gran – 1,351
- Grover Beach – 782
- Ocean – 659
- Templeton – 571
- Sant Miquel – 468
- The Bears – 437
- Morro Bay – 392
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 339
- Pismo Beach – 308
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 205
- Cambria – 172
- Shandon – 135
- Santa Margarida – 127
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 68
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeó – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of an additional 68 cases are being investigated, and another seven are being found as “others,” which includes communities with fewer than five cases. The Department of Public Health does not identify these locations.
COVID-19 community test sites are currently open to the public in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Nipomo.
Appointment required at all locations. Click here to make an appointment.
San Luis Obispo County currently vaccinates health care workers and residents age 65 and older. For information on making an appointment, click here.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.